Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-20

hoard ~ dental examiners submit n report show
ing ninety-eight registered dentists in the terri
tory The receipts OF the board in two years IN
| fees have been sos: expenditures SAYS 80:
| The board asks that the difference be made good
" ~ App'' R1IIw1Y COMMISSION
The creation of the railway commission. while
| an experiment, has certainly redvunded TO the
public benefit Perhaps the greatest advantage
| has accrued from the speedy settlement % dis
/ putes between the people and the companies.
| the railways having for the most part complied
| very promptly with the requests OF the commits
sion All the roads in the territory have reduced
the rates of FREIGHT since the organization OF the
! commission, and some the passenger rates also
Considering that the powers Of the commission
were limited, and that the law Itself was very
| crude and incomplete, the people have reason TO
| be encouraged over the results. Mueh YET re-
| mains to be DONE however, before the full meas
ure of psefuiLess is attained by the commission.
| How this shall DO realized is difficult
problem; as the question OF transports .
| however, as IL some means ought 70
| be devised whereby the farmers product could
be taken to market With reasonable promptness'
There has been mora than one period IN the past
| few years when the more grain farmer raised
| the poorer he became. This Is disastrous to the
railroads well the farmer, for their hope as
well as his. lies in agricultural prosperity The
commission make number of recommends
tons looking TO the improvement o. me Jaw; 20
regulation of elevators requiring them 20 be
licensed and operated under bond. so as 60 al
ford tho farmer assurance that his grain is safely
deposited, and stamping warehouse receipts
with the necessary authority TO make them
negotiable. seem reasonable and timely. An &-
traordnary state OF affairs existed In October ana
November particularly along the line of the
Manitoba road 1t being impossible to furnish
cars to carry the grasn brought In by the farm
ers All the elevators were filed, teams were
waiting at the stations to unload, and COM
plants poured in upon the commissioners from
all quarters. Perhaps so serious blockade Is
nor likely TO occur again, but there seems but
one remedy for the difficulty, and that is in
multiplying the number of cars. The roads
will probably take steps in this direction, but as
these cars, and indeed a great number OF the
present complement must remain idle nine
months in the year, the outlay viii necessarily
be losing one, and will be incurred with hest
tation. The correspondence on this sub
ject submitted in the supplemental
report of the commissioners, should be
carefully read. This whole subject OF transpor.
tation IL q difficult one, but know of none OF
such Importance to the people. We look to the
railroads 10 develop this country, and none of
us wish to deter new lines from coming in; but
the farmer must live, or roads will have no in-
centive to come, and would be Of no use II they
did come. The railroad commission should have
the confidence of the people. III from any cause
however slight, they are without that conh-
dence their powerfor good is greatly impaired
They should be under no personal obligations to
the roads, and therefore, while they should have
| the privilege Of passing over the various lines
without charge. they should be prohibited from
| soliciting any special privileges in tbs way OF
passes or otherwise. The duty they have to
be above the suspicion OF having their judy
ment warped by favors of any kind whatever.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ETC
The governor commends the school for the
| deaf and dumb at Sioux Falls. and thinks IL Is
| in excellent condition, and well managed. The
| university at Grand Forks is well conducted,
with good faculty; the only disconrsgng en-
In attendance, which is too small for the char
aeter of the insJitu tuition, the terms, and the ex-
cellent course Of study offered. The university
| at Yermilion Is In fourishing condition. and
promises a total attendance during the present
| year of $50. The agricultural college at Brook
Tags had 252 students enrolled for the last coll
| lege year He recommends an appropriation to
| pay for the new normal school at Madison. the
old building having been destroyed by fire. The
school OF mines at Rapid City opens IN February
success. No report has been received
| from the normal school at Spearfish.
tails at Yankton and..Jsmestown. The governor
! thinks that forty or fifty more might be accom-
modated without any serious dtfdculty; but
| considers IL undeniable that there will be need
| have expired. Both institutions seem to be well
conducted. He thinks there should be provision
| under the law for an official inspection of the
| hospitals and prisons There are eighty-six
prisoners in the territorial penitentiary at Sioux
| Falls By placing two in cell this prison will
accommodate IA males and ten females, so
that 1t would not seem necessary TO provide fur
! Their room A. present unless 1t is desired that
| prisoners should be entirely separated. A very
| clear and concise report is furnished by the di-
rectors which. together with estimates for i'm
| provements and maintenance, submit here
| with. The Bismarck penitentiary contains fifty
| two prisoners. all but one OF whom have been
sentenced from North Dakota in the past
/ twelve months The present wing contains
room for 144 prisoners, by placing two in Q cell,
or seventy-two single occupants An exhibit is
submitted largely made mp of the able report OF
/ thu warden addressed to the directors. He ad-
yances many strong reasons for the separate
| tentfon. Upon this subject of single or dual
| occupancy Of cells depends the question of
whether provision shall be made for enlarging
| both prisons. The governor discusses the ques-
tion Of pardons at some length, declaring that
| no duty devolSes upon the executive which is
| filled with more perplexity. He gives list of
| pardons granted, nearly all OF which have been
endorsed by the judge passing the sentence, the
| officers OF the court and many of the ju,vmen
and citizens He says he is very favor
| ably impressed with the law of Ohio pro-
\ viding for the parole OF prisoners: the pris-
| oner is placed at liberty under this law
with every incentive TO become an honest
and industrious citizen; il he fails to meet the
| expectations of the authorities, he can be re-
| taken and punished in accordance with the
! original sentence He thinks that after an ex-
| perience Of a few years OF this kind. meeting.
| as men usually viii, with fail success, the in
centive TO crime thereafter viii be almost IL not
| wholly removed, and the chances are in favor OF
such a man continuing in the path of rectttule
so successfully begun The militia has cost
somewhat more than the annual appropriations.
| and the oyerplus, amounting TO $4.545. OIL, has
been paid out of the general fund Largely
/ upon my recommendation the appropriation Of
| two years ago for the militia was cut down from
$4,000 to $4,000 per annum- This is abun-
/ dant to keep up an effective organization. pro-
| vIded authority Is given the governor to limit
! the number OF men in each company. Under
the present statute the number may be twenty
| or one hundred az the option OF the captain
II the 81 800 paid out of tho general fund be de-
dncted from the regular appropriation there
| will still be SIC, 500 available between now and
next November Tor militia purposes. If no action
Is taken, of course the whole $4,000 can be
used, the $4,000 paid as overplus not being
charged AGAINST the appropriation. He con-
| ciudes as follows: am not inclined, hope, TO
permit INV pride in the militia organic alton to
! affect my judgment: but / am perfectly confident
that in appearance, drill and general effective
| ness the national guard OF Dakota stands IN adj
vance, not only OF all territories, bu: Of many
states long since admitted to the Union aud
granted the privileges still denied her. The
| quartermaster general submits a report, but the
death OF Gen. Free has delayed the report of the
sdjutant general
CONTAGIOUS PLEuRo-PNEUMoSIA
In October last much excitement was created
among the farmers and cattle owners of the
territory by report that contagious pleuro-
pneumonia had broken out in herd OF cattle
owned by Mr. w J. Burlington, in Oliver
| county. An examination was made by the vet
| Urinary surgeon of the Cattle Growers Associa-
ton of Montana and by DR.. Coe, of the Morton
1 county board of health, and the conclusion
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| listed in the herd as reported. The cattle had
| been purchased in Chicago and shipped from
| there at about the date Of the breaking out
| OF the disease in the stock yarus of that
/ city. where they were no doubt exposed. The
! alarm created by the report resulted in numer-
| Gus inquiries from neighboring states and terri
tories, and the greatest anxiety regarding the
| outcome of the epidemic. There was demand
made on various governors for q quarantine
against Dakota cattle, aud for while it looked
| as IL this could scarcely be avoided i deemed
| IL of the utmost Importance that prompt and
| rigorous measures be taken to stamp out the
| disease and to this end requested the superin-
tendent of the board of health TO issue the neces-
/ sary orders for the confinement af the cattle or
| If necessary for their determination. An exami-
| nation of the animals confirmed the pre-exist-
ing opinion that the disease was the
/ worst form of this cattle scourge, and orders
/ were finally issued TO kill the animals aud burn
| them, or bury the bodies In lime The latter
course was adopted, and one hundred and thirty
| tl30) head were thus disposed of The result
| was the entire eradication of the disease. al
| though several herds in the neighboring towns
| which were supposed to have been exposed were
| Kept secluded for some weeks afterward. The
governor goes on to discuss the details of settle
| ment with the owners. The claim as made by
them amounts to 1870. In this connection he
| refers to the law creating the board of health,
and to certain complaints on the part of the
| public OF the manner In which the law has been
| administered.
THE CENSUS.
The entire expense of taking the census OF
| the territory amounted to SI496S.27. The
/ amount allowed for the purpose by the treasury
| department was S35, 5O6. 50, leaving balance
| of S9,46L5S. Three thousand two hundred
| and forty-one Collars and thirty-three cents OF
| this allowance was withheld by the department
to cover the direct tax levied in 1861, and which
Dakota, In commen with nearly all the states
| failed to pay in full This amount will be re-
| turned to the territory as soon authority can
be obtained from congress. do not believe
seSasy Rpendsa th sser in hs soT
| want to direct attention TO the fact